A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...

NEWPORT, Ore ... area expected to one day be hit by a tsunami. Experts say it’s only a matter of time before a shift in a major fault line off the Oregon coast causes a massive earthquake ...

In this July 22, 2019, photo, Oregon State University's Marine Studies Building, which is under construction in a tsunami inundation zone, is seen from the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore. The ...

NEWPORT – The water ... of 115 people and triggered a massive tsunami. Four hours later at about 11:35 p.m., the first surge of the tsunami reached the Oregon Coast and evacuations were under ...

Earthquakes are common off the Oregon coast as it sits along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, but it is also a reminder how vulnerable the region can be. Newport's risk to a tsunami is about 100 ...

A tsunami warning has expired for coastal areas of northern California and southern Oregon. The warning was issued immediately after a 7-magnitude earthquake struck at 10:44 a.m. Thursday ...